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> There's a real need for these groups. Whether men needs their own groups is a separate discussion that I have no real stance on. That doesn't imply there is
by yes_really 5y ago
> There's a real need for these groups. Whether men needs their own groups is a separate discussion that I have no real stance on.
That doesn't imply there is a need for women-only groups. There can be a CS group for all genders and we just teach girls to stop being sexist and be part of that group (if they want to).
- NylaTheWolf 5y agoThis isn't "girls being sexist." Like other folks have explained[0][1][2][3][4], women often feel uncomfortable in spaces where they're the minority and might even have negative experiences in situations like that. And thus, they are put off by joining those groups in general. Groups that encourage women to join help women feel less intimidated by the idea of joining those groups. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30277540 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30277540 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30278113 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30278113 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30276633 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30276633 [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30299883 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30299883 [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30276633 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30276633